Coleophora niphomesta

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Coleophora niphomesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Coleophoridae
Genus: Coleophora
Species:
C. niphomesta
Binomial name
Coleophora niphomesta
Synonyms
  • Coleophora sarobiensis Toll & Amsel, 1967

Coleophora niphomesta is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves and fruit of Climacoptera turcomanica, Aerva javanica and Aerva persica.

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